Example sentences of "and it [was/were] [noun] who " in BNC.
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| 1 | They liked and respected Carrie 's father , who had been their foreman at Galloway 's , and it was Sharkey who had told Carrie about Fred wanting a serving-girl for the cafe . |
| 2 | She looked forward to his usual visit that evening , but he did not come , and it was Comfort who appeared at half-past nine to remake Julia 's bed and see that she had everything she needed for the night . |
| 3 | He lost the leadership of Leeds to Ellery Hanley and it was Hanley who was made skipper of Great Britain in Australia this summer . |
| 4 | Nobody spoke for a while and it was Sarah who eventually broke the silence . |
| 5 | Chapman took the defensive centre-half idea from a suggestion by Buchan , and it was Buchan who proposed another tactical innovation . |
| 6 | And it was Meli who went with him to Brighton . |
| 7 | Very kind , but international players are supposed to be habitually influential , and it was Hazard who in the second half , with a few incisive passes , gifts from the heavens on a day like this , left a greater mark . |
| 8 | Felipe took no notice whatever of his sister and it was Maggie who had to comfort her and assure her that no harm had been done . |
| 9 | In particular , Keyes had come to identify with the Romantic movement , and it was Heath-Stubbs who was able to broaden Keyes 's base by tracing for him the origins of Romanticism in primitive legends through the medieval to the Augustan poets . |
| 10 | And it was Bob who took me out . |
| 11 | He looked at them in silence and it was Acorn who spoke next . |
| 12 | And it was lesbians who , without heterosexual credentials or cover , took the heavy risks and , consequently , the heavy blows . |
| 13 | And it was Nicholas who grabbed Celtic 's second goal after 27 minutes . |
| 14 | But the visitors were unable to take advantage of the strong tailwind and it was Alton who scored a vital goal to lead 1–0 at half-time . |
| 15 | His old friend and mentor , Thomas Middleton , now in his final year at Pembroke College , was the only person he knew , and it was Middleton who in the months ahead provided Coleridge with fatherly guidance and approval . |
| 16 | Madame Czechowska felt embarrassed and it was Zborowski who coped with the awkward moment . |
| 17 | And it was Nelson who held her when her own shock set in and she quietly wept . |
| 18 | It was Lear 's example that provided the impetus for the Goulds ' first publication , and it was Lear who later transformed Gould 's static and unimaginative style into the confident and innovative work that characterised his second and all subsequent publications . |
| 19 | But it was only when Susato began to publish at Antwerp in 1543 that their songs appeared in quantity and it was Susato who really launched Crecquillon with a book of 36 chansons à 4 parties in 1543 , though he had published Crecquillon 's greatest hit , ‘ Ung gay bergier ’ , in a miscellaneous collection the year before . |
| 20 | And it was Alec who let them loose . |
| 21 | She looked slowly from one to the other , and it was Shannon who shook her head . |
| 22 | Cambridge United and Middlesbrough were unable to break the deadlock in the first half of their match , but Taylor gave Cambridge the lead after sixty seven minutes and it was Taylor who made it two nil fifteen minutes from time to give Cambridge a memorable victory . |
| 23 | She looked from Aggie to Ben , and it was Aggie who said , ‘ Something that may be of benefit to you . |
| 24 | And it was women who sang its praises . |
| 25 | He looked up at Preston then and it was Preston who looked away . |
| 26 | And it was Newton who had been the murderer . |
| 27 | It was Albany 's castle , and it was Albany who had shut up his nephew there , and must carry the burden of his death . |
| 28 | The game was being played at furious pace and it was Richardson who was put to the test when he dived to turn round a long drive from Darlington in the thirty eighth minute . |
| 29 | and it was Bisses who used to bring round Tottenham pudding . |
| 30 | In the heat of a sultry evening , Britain had the fitness and the heart to outlast the clever Koreans and it was Sixsmith who got the winner , poaching in the area after the ball had pinballed around from a short corner . |